Opinion: Why Commercial Airplanes Are Behind Boeing’s Military Wins

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Boeing has won three key U.S. military program competitions over the past few months: The Air Force T-X advanced jet trainer, the Air Force MH-139 missile field-support helicopter and the Navy MQ-25 aerial refueling drone. The past two decades saw two disastrous losses that threatened the future of...
Richard Aboulafia

Contributing columnist Richard Aboulafia is managing director at Aerodynamic Advisory. He is based in Washington.

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